Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with moral in British Collocation
moral
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ˈmɒrəl/
good or strict
good
high
pure
religious
strict
traditional
He was a man of integrity and high morals.
not strict
dubious
lax
loose
questionable
Our lives are too often influenced by the lax morals of our society.
personal/public
personal
public
They accused him of attempting to corrupt public morals.
relating to sex
sexual
Drugs, alcohol, and the decline in sexual morals are all worries faced by parents.
have/lack morals
have
lack
Joe lacks morals, and doesn’t care about betraying those who trust him.
teach morals
teach (someone)
Children should be taught morals and ethics from the start.
cause morals to be lost or risk being lost
compromise
corrupt
endanger
undermine
Bad language corrupts the morals of our children.